News / MN Newsletter // April 25

April 25, 2019

Russia Ukraine 112.ua: Russian law enforcers detain Crimean Tatar activist | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post Russia offers passports to people in eastern Ukraine territories - Wortfm Ukraine Tightens Language Law in Standoff With Russia - Bloomberg Halya Coynash: Russia's new act of aggression against Ukraine | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post Donbass dispute Russia's Passport Offer to East Ukrainians Slammed in Kiev, Washington Ukrainian president-elect Zelenskiy - The Moscow Times 112.ua: Russian law enforcers detain Crimean Tatar activist | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine 112.ua: Russian law enforcers detain Crimean Tatar activist Published April 25 at 1:54 pm A search operation in legal office of Emil Kurbedinov, the lawyer for Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, on Jan. Read More Russia offers passports to people in eastern Ukraine territories - Wortfm Wortfm Russia offers passports to people in eastern Ukraine territories WortfmWORT 89.9 FM, Isthmus, The Progressive magazine, and the Madison Public Library are sponsoring a candidate forum for all … [Read More...] ... Read More Ukraine Tightens Language Law in Standoff With Russia - Bloomberg Bloomberg Ukraine Tightens Language Law in Standoff With Russia BloombergLawmakers approved a bill that boosts the use of Ukrainian as the official language in the media and by state and local authorities. Read More Halya Coynash: Russia's new act of aggression against Ukraine | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Halya Coynash: Russia’s new act of aggression against Ukraine Published April 25. Updated April 25 at 11:23 am A Ukrainian border guarder scans a passport of a Russian citizen crossing the Russian-Ukrainian border on the checkpoint of Goptivka, near Kharkiv, on Jan. Read More Donbass dispute Russia's Passport Offer to East Ukrainians Slammed in Kiev, Washington Ukrainian president-elect Zelenskiy - The Moscow Times The Moscow Times President Vladimir Putin’s order simplifying the procedure for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine to obtain a Russian passport prompted condemnations from Kiev and the United States. Read More

Top News Joe Biden 2020 Presidential Campaign Launches - NPR Facebook takes down far-right groups days before Spanish election - The Guardian Occidental’s bankers step into the breach on Anadarko bid - Financial Times Iranian woman in Australian jail drawn into Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic dispute - The Guardian Blockchain Payments Firm Bitspark Releases Stablecoin Pegged to Philippine Peso - Cointelegraph Joe Biden 2020 Presidential Campaign Launches - NPR NPR Former Vice President Joe Biden hasn't hidden his presidential aspirations since leaving office in 2017, and didn't appear deterred by accusations of inappropriate contact over the past several weeks either. Read More Facebook takes down far-right groups days before Spanish election - The Guardian The Guardian Facebook has taken down several networks that were spreading far-right content to nearly 1.7 million people in Spain, days before national elections that are expected to see a surge in support for the far-right Vox party. Read More Occidental’s bankers step into the breach on Anadarko bid - Financial Times Financial Times Occidental’s bankers step into the breach on Anadarko bid Financial TimesWhen Bank of America and Citigroup turned up at the side of Occidental Petroleum for its hostile bid for Anadarko Petroleum, Wall Street dealmakers were not ... Read More Iranian woman in Australian jail drawn into Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic dispute - The Guardian The Guardian An Australian resident has been drawn into an international row over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Iran on espionage charges, after the Iranian foreign minister suggested a prisoner swap. Read More Blockchain Payments Firm Bitspark Releases Stablecoin Pegged to Philippine Peso - Cointelegraph Cointelegraph Payments services firm Bitspark is releasing a cryptocurrency pegged to the Philippine peso (PHP). The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 25. Read More

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